BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Lawyers and members of the public can use their cell phones to look up a lawyer, search for elected officials' contact information and read ethics opinions using a new mobile web-based app by the Alabama State Bar.

The free application, which can be downloaded at www.alabar.org/mobile, is the latest technological tool available to the state bar's 17,000 members, according to a release from the Alabama State Bar.

The app, developed by Kittay New Media of Clifton Park, N.Y., can be used on any type of mobile device. The information available represents the most-viewed sections of the state bar's Web site.